OP 2000 and MedSeC A Concept to Extend the DICOM Standard to Include Digital Stereoscopic Video Sequences

We present a concept for a medical video server extended by a DICOM interface. DICOM conform security mechanisms will be integrated to enable secure Internet access. Especially digital stereoscopic video sequences (DSVS) that are relevant for surgery should be examined regarding clip length necessary for diagnosis and documentation and clip size manageable with today’s hardware. Methods for DSVS compression are described, implemented and tested. DSVS are provided by a stereoscopic surgery microscope and a stereo video camera.